Large scale CO2 transports - The interface between capture standards and storage standards for Europe (Germany)

摘要

This paper aims at highlighting promising findings and conclusions on large scale CO2 transports for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) systems for Europe, but also at identifying knowledge gaps or obstacles that still have to be resolved. In addition to technical requirements that can be needed by the transport system itself, the question of requirements and standards on CO2 quality have logistical importance in a perspective of large scale CO2 transport network that might develop in Europe. Further co-operation and discussions are needed between the stakeholders of Carbon Capture and Storage, and EOR and EGR, to define a good compromise on CO2 compositions for a full CCS chain, consisting of guidelines and a practice with a set of likely limit values for defined applications (ship/pipeline, onshore/offshore, aquifer/oil field/gas field), that the CO2 sources (power plants) could reasonably meet. This practice would guide the legislative adaptation process.